Summer 2015

On behalf of the Seattle Architecture Foundation, I organized an “Ask an Architect” program as part of a Seattle Public Library pop-up event themed around the topic of “Seattle 2035”. Under the backdrop of Rem Koolhaas’s world-famous downtown library, architects from Callison’s office perused the crowds armed with sketchbooks, answering the public’s questions about architecture. People decorated the building with their drawings of Seattle’s future as they jived to live music provided by Love City Love. A good time was had by all.

Spring 2015

Over the course of 10 weeks I explored 20 buildings featured on the Providence Preservation Society’s (PPS) Most Endangered Properties (MEP) list in celebration of the 20th anniversary of the MEP program. In an effort to create dialogue and build community around preservation in the city, I blogged and tweeted my way through Providence.

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Spring 2015

In celebration of the 20th Anniversary of the Providence Preservation Society’s (PPS) Endangered Properties Program (MEP), I organized a spring program series featuring several of the buildings on the MEP list. The programs ranged from a tour of micro-living in downtown Providence to a panel discussion about a church’s plans to transform into the country’s first museum dedicated to the transatlantic slave trade. It’s unsurprising that everyone’s favorite program featured both beer and time travel. Equipped with a stereopticon, 100 pairs of 3D glasses and a silver screen, historian Ned Conners led a boisterous 3D exploration into 19th century Providence at a local bar.

^{photos courtesy of Chicago Architecture Center}

Winter 2011 to Spring 2014

I helped launch and eventually managed the Chicago Architecture Center’s highest profile program, Open House Chicago (OHC). OHC is a free public event that offers behind-the-scenes access to hundreds of great spaces and places across Chicago. The largest architecture event in the city, 55,000 visitors explored 150 unique places in 2013 (our third year). Since I left my position to attend grad school, the event has only grown in popularity and success, becoming the largest such event in the country and second largest in the world.

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